The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed a Record of Discussions with the Government of the People's Republic of China in Yinchuan, Ningxia on 15 August 2013.
The new agreement was signed by the Head of the UAE Delegation H.E. Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the GCAA and the Head of the Chinese Delegation Mr. Han Jun, Director General of the International Affairs Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Representatives from Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Sharjah Department of Civil Aviation, Etihad Airways, Emirates Airline, Air Arabia, and flydubai attended the signing ceremony.
The two delegations agreed to increase passenger and combination services frequencies for operations to Urumqi, Xining, Kashgar, Yinchuan and Zhengzhou in order to keep up with the growth of air traffic between the two countries. Also, China side agreed unlimited frequencies with 3rd, 4th and 5th freedom traffic rights at Haikou, Sanya and Yinchuan for passenger & combination and all-cargo services for the designated airline(s).
Source: UAE GCAA